JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Columbus, Ohio Assumes All the Deposits of First Republic Bank, San Francisco, California  —  WASHINGTON — First Republic Bank, San Francisco, California, was closed today by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation …

‘Zero Leads’: Dragnet Continues for Man Sought in Fatal Shooting of 5 in Texas  —  As survivors and the community came together at a vigil, hundreds of law enforcement officers were searching for Francisco Oropesa.  —  CLEVELAND, Texas — As a man who lost his wife and son in a shooting rampage …

White House digs in on debt strategy after House GOP's passage of their plan  —  Democrats' messaging would focus on the effects of proposed GOP cuts to programs for veterans' medical care, nutrition assistance for women and young children.  —  The surprise passage of House Republicans' plan …

Trump's Gift to the 2024 Race: The Punch-Down Primary  —  Republicans in the 2024 race seem content to go after their weaker rivals—at least for now.  —  With Donald Trump holding a commanding lead on the rest of the 2024 GOP field, you'd think everyone else would focus on the frontrunner.

It's time for a competency test for politicians.  Here's why  —  Voters deserve to know whether their leaders can pass a very basic mental exam  —  America needs a new generation of leaders to renew our national strength and pride.  It's why I support term limits for members of Congress …

Maybe Becoming President Takes More Than Just Being a Dick  —  Did Ron DeSantis draw the wrong lesson from Trump?  —  The success of Donald Trump, an asshole who became president, created a fallacy: Americans want an asshole as their president.  This misapprehension greatly appeals …

Kyrsten Sinema's Party of One  —  What the Arizona senator's breakup with the Democrats means for American politics.  —  Kyrsten Sinema was standing a few yards from the border wall with four Republican members of Congress.  The men were staring balefully at a row of nearby portable toilets …

Student sentenced to 10 days in jail for peaceful protest of anti-trans policies  —  Alex Barnett, a junior at the University of Central Arkansas, was sentenced to 10 days behind bars for participating in a peaceful protest of anti-trans policies imposed by a local school board.

Supreme Court to hear major case on limiting the power of federal government, a long-term goal of legal conservatives  —  The Supreme Court agreed Monday to reconsider long held precedent and decide whether to significantly scale back on the power of federal agencies in a case that can impact everything …

Supreme Court to consider overruling Chevron doctrine  —  The Supreme Court on Monday announced it will hear a case that could significantly scale back federal agencies' authority, with major implications for the future of environmental and other regulations.

In emergency meeting, DeSantis-appointed board votes to counter-sue Disney  — The DeSantis-appointed board that oversees Disney's district has sued the company.  — The move comes after Disney filed a lawsuit in federal court in Tallahassee.  — The board lawsuit will be filed in Central Florida, where Disney World is.

Exclusive: Never-before-seen Chinese military blimp caught on satellite images of remote desert base  —  A large blimp developed by the Chinese military has been spotted for the first time at a remote base in the desert of northwestern China, exclusive new satellite imagery obtained by CNN shows.

Student with ‘only two genders’ shirt schools district on free speech: ‘This right is called the First Amendment’  —  A Massachusetts seventh grader is gaining national attention after telling his local school board that his middle school violated his free speech rights.

$30K and a Cushy Italian Trip From a Clout-Chasing Law School?  “Fantastico!”  Says Gorsuch  —  Latest Supreme Court corruption news: Court conservatives took easy money from a law school.  —  Conservative Supreme Court justices padded their salaries and took gigs abroad that one critic likened to …